Business Licenses and Permits

A group has proposed creating a business district in San Mateo, California, to boost revenues from business licensing.
According to the San Francisco Examiner, the Downtown San Mateo Association has suggested creating a shopping district that would pump more money into the city and help pull it out of the recession.
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Businesses in Washington could be required to obtain a single master business license if the change goes ahead.
The state Department of Licensing is considering changes in the city of Port Angeles that would require the department to process the business licenses of every company, issuing one license that covers all necessary permits, including licenses …

The Planning Commission of Athens, Tennessee, has met to discuss changes to the business license fees of mobile vendors.
It has been suggested that the classification of a mobile vendor be redefined, making an exception for businesses that open up for festivals and other one-off events.
Under the current ordinance, a business must operate in …

City officials in Beach Park, Illinois, are considering creating a new business license for a couple looking to open up a restaurant.
Danielle and Brett Behnke hope to open a family-friendly sports bar in the town, but mayor and liquor commissioner Milt Jensen is against the idea of approving a new Class A liquor permit.
There are …

Business owners operating in Aiken, South Carolina, will soon see changes to the way they renew their business licenses after the city council voted on a new ordinance change.
Business owners will no longer have to show their gross receipts when getting their license renewed unless the city finds any irregularities, the Aiken Standard reported.
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Builders and subcontractors in Tennessee are flocking to obtain a business license as changes to the law demand that they must have workers’ compensation insurance.
To file for exemption from the insurance, they must have a business license, which all business owners are required to own, but many do not.
The Tennessean reported that 100 business …

A restaurant in Newburgh, New York, has been shut down after a check on the premises led to the business owner failing to produce a valid business license.
The establishment was ousted on Friday, March 25, just before midnight, when it was full of customers, serving alcohol and food and playing music, the Mid-Hudson News …

A Wal-Mart store in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is seeking a new business license, it has been reported.
The Grand Forks Herald has obtained city documents that show that the store has applied for an off-sale liquor license and extended its hours of operation.
If approved, liquor would be sold from a store stationed within Wal-Mart called …

An Italian restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, has temporarily closed after losing its retail business license from unpaid taxes.
Gioco put up signs to alert customers of the problem on Wednesday (March 23rd), noting that the eaterie will be closed until further notice, Chicago Business reported.
Co-owner Jerry Kleiner told the news provider that …

A bar operating in Cheat Lake, West Virginia, has been denied a business license to sell alcohol by the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (ACBA).
According to the State Journal, the business had hoped to become a video gambling bar, but ACBA spokesman Gig Robinson said the permit had been …